The Renaissance saw the musical shackles of the Medieval Period being broken, and both secular and sacred music became livelier and more expressive, and through the developments of printed music, more widely available. Browse our sheet music and scores, and pick up a mass or a madrigal today!
The driving force of the Renaissance was humanism (from the Latin “hummanus” or human), the dogmas of the church were overturned by science, and art was inspired by antiquity and a new, harmonious worldview. Vocal polyphony was very much at the forefront of Renaissance music, and a desire for perfect form, and rational, logical sophistication emerged. In church music, the cyclic form of the Mass, Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Agnus Dei was still widely deployed, and musical settings of Motets, Litanies, Psalms and Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis broadened the congregation’s musical experience. Secular vocal music also developed through the madrigals, and polyphonic and unison songs.
In contrast to the Medieval Period, the Renaissance began with a new design principle, imitation. A short, lively theme moves from voice to voice, and the composer creates a counter-melody to compliment it. Elements from the Medieval however were still present, and the “cantus firmus” or fixed chant was often a device of choice in the Renaissance. The cantus firmus takes a theme from Gregorian Chant or Folk Music, but the composer uses augmentation, elongates the note values, and uses the cantus firmus as the harmonic basis for this polyphonic work. From here, the canon soon evolved, which was the clear precursor to the baroque fugue.
The Renaissance marked a big step in the development of instrumental music, and a significant move towards independence for solo instruments, and chamber groups. Traditionally instruments were used as accompaniment for choir or solo singing or for dance music, but through the Renaissance Period, pure instrumental solo or ensemble music became more and more popular. In particular, Renaissance Organ Music experienced a great boom due to the technical development of the instrument, and it was during the 16th century that more vocal instrumental music started emerging, and the first works featuring basso continuo were written.
for: SAX ENSEMBLE (AAAATTBARBAR)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 326011
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 733251
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 309594
for: Choir a Cappella
Score
Item no.: 851588
A Due Cori 58
for: 9 GES (INST) (SSAT SATTB)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 371269
Weltlich
for: Women's choir (SSAA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1551329
for: BFL ENSEMBLE (SATTTBB)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 376776
Historia der freuden- und gnadenreichen Geburt Gottes und Marien Sohnes Jesu Christi
Weihnachtshistorie
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Download (Audio)
Item no.: 1355822
Let praise sound from heav'n on high
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Piano score
Item no.: 381087
Geistliches Konzert
Hoch rühmt und ehrt meine Seele Gott den Herrn
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Chor 2, Instrument 3
Item no.: 661215
Dialog und Verkündigung
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 229805
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 204389
for: Mixed choir (SSAATB) a cappella
Piano reduction
Item no.: 576327
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 309601
Choir score
Item no.: 1626291
Dans une Etable Obscure
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1090074
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 445745
Praetorius: Gott, heilger Schöpfer aller Stern - Vittoria: Ave Maria - Vulpius: Nun komm der Heiden Heiland - Bonitz: O Heiland, reiß die Himmel auf
Edition Schultheiss
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 293271
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 455677
per quattro cori
Chorpartitur für Chöre I und II
for: 6 soloists (SSATTB), 3 mixed choirs (SATB, SSAT, ATBarB), instruments colla parte, basso continuo
Choir score
Item no.: 424691
Single part Organ
Item no.: 293448
Instrumental Accompaniment Set
Set of parts
Item no.: 1058766
aus: Selva morale et spirituale
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 236103
German Magnificat
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 232151
Geistliches Konzert
Hoch rühmt und ehrt meine Seele Gott den Herrn
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Chor 2, Instrument 4
Item no.: 661216
for: Mixed choir (SATTB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 309653
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 309686
for: GCH (ST)
Score
Item no.: 309602
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 892559
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
Item no.: 128769
El Niño Dios
Altspanisch – Villancico
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1014482
for: 8 BFL (SATB SATB)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 367224
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Item no.: 377364
Chorsaetze Alter Meister 161
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Item no.: 373910
per quattro cori
zwei Posaunenstimmen (Tenore Coro III und Tenore Coro IV)
for: 6 soloists (SSATTB), 3 mixed choirs (SATB, SSAT, ATBarB), instruments colla parte, basso continuo
2 single parts
Item no.: 424808
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 388021
Dialog und Verkündigung
Set of parts
Item no.: 229806
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 278537
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 628230
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 378048
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 388077
Historia der freuden- und gnadenreichen Geburt Gottes und Marien Sohnes Jesu Christi
Weihnachtshistorie
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Download (Audio)
Item no.: 1355824
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 923530
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 146210
for: Frauen- oder Kinderchor (SMezA)
Choir score
Item no.: 281090
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), instruments
Score
Item no.: 668224
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 876607
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1097515